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Blocked: BBC plan to share iPlayer with rivals
News The BBC Trust has rejected a proposal that would allow UK broadcasters such as Channel 4, ITV and Five to share the BBC's iPlayer technology. The BBC Trust, the body... [21 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas access to BBC content on-demand. The BBC's... [12 Oct 2009]
Erik Huggers
AS Profile His main achievement so far has been to oversee the huge growth of iPlayer, something which some experts feel is largely to do with him pushing the streaming model over downloading. Talking to silicon.com earlier this... [29 Sep 2009]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile But Highfield's achievements when he was director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology division - which culminated in the launch of the now wildly successful iPlayer - means he remains someone that... [29 Sep 2009]
BBC is taking tech seriously, so give it a break!
Comment BBC iPlayer as it looks now, two years after its initial launch But if you think about some of the technology the BBC has developed in recent years - iPlayer, Freeview -... [31 Jul 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News It now seems that the money invested in developing the tech will not have been wasted and UK consumers could soon see a new rival to BBC iPlayer. Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between... [23 Jul 2009]
BBC's iPlayer is mobile's most wanted
News The BBC's iPlayer, the corporation's online on-demand TV service, came out as the most desired mobile service in research by analyst house CCS Insight, with almost a third (28 per cent) of users saying... [13 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News Moving away from the Apple roadshow, BT revealed this month that it had throttled download speeds for BBC iPlayer and called for content providers to take on more of the costs for provisioning content. [02 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Well the success of the BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer shows that there is a real appetite for on-demand content provided as part of the TV licence fee. But can't you get... [23 Jun 2009]
BT calls for end of 'free ride' for BBC's iPlayer
News Internet service provider BT has admitted to throttling provision of the BBC iPlayer, and has called for content providers to shoulder some of the costs of content provision. Last week BT was accused of... [12 Jun 2009]
BBC, Google in talks over international iPlayer?
News While the two organisations have had a partnership since early 2007 when official BBC clips were first uploaded to Google's video-sharing site YouTube, both the BBC and Google refused to confirm or deny... [29 May 2009]
'iPlayer users should pay their way': BBC tech boss
News People who only view BBC content through the Beeb's online video-on-demand service iPlayer should pay for the privilege, according to the broadcaster's tech chief. A loophole which allows those who only... [20 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and... [08 May 2009]
HD iPlayer lands on Virgin Media
News The high-definition (HD) version of the BBC's iPlayer is now available to Virgin Media Digital cable customers. Since iPlayer was first launched on Virgin Media's TV platform around a... [05 May 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets the HD treatment
News Selected programmes will soon be available on the BBC's iPlayer online on-demand TV service in high-definition (HD) form. There is likely to be more to come from iPlayer: the... [17 Apr 2009]
